THE Church is under persecution and the signs are clear, according to Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas in his homily during the Chrism mass on Maundy Thursday at the St. John The Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City. Speaking before priests of the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese, with about more than 3,000 parishioners who…
THE summer heat has began taking its toll on the populace. The Provincial Health Office already registered a 56% increase of cases of gastroenteritis in the province this year. Dr. Ana de Guzman, Provincial Health Officer, said 3,298 cases of gastroenteritis have already been reported by R1Medical Center and 14…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia (CDV) recently launched an online photo contest for the ongoing Bangus Festival 27 dubbed as ‘Capturing Dagupan Vibrancy’. To join the #CapturingDagupanVibrancy online photo contest: Follow @repcdevenecia IG page and Christopher de Venecia Facebook page. Post a photo showcasing the vibrancy of Dagupan City and its…
ALAMINOS CITY— Six passengers suffered burns after the motorboat they were riding on caught fire Easter Sunday evening while they cruising inside the Hundred Islands National Park here. Initial investigation showed the engine of MBCA Allan -7, a passenger boat operated by Arnold Aglinot, overheated and the gallon of gasoline…
WATCH out for the warning flags being raised along Lingayen’s beach shore line. These save lives. The call was made by Pangasinan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in a bid to prevent drowning incidents in the beach. Joven Solis of PDRRMO’s operations and warning unit, said warning flags are…
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finally taken cognizance of the problem of flooding in Dagupan caused by an open culvert where floodwater from adjacent Calasiao passes through during the rainy season that directly affects Barangays Lasip Chico and Malued in Dagupan. This was gleaned in a…
MINOR changes were effected at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office on orders of P/Senior Supt. Ronald Oliver Lee, acting police provincial director. Lee designated P/Supt. Jackson Seguin as new Deputy Provincial Director for Operations vice P/Supt. Jackie Candelario who was hurt in a vehicular accident in Sta. Barbara. Candelario, who…
FOR KIDS ONLY — Taking advantage of the presence of hundreds of children at the Tondaligan Blue Beach, a vendor slowly moves around with a set of colorful floaters for kids to better tempt children to prod their parents to buy them their own floaters. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ROSALES—The chairman of the Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) urges the National Food Authority (NFA) to prioritize purchase of locally-produced rice over importation as a policy. Engr. Rosendo So said SINAG supports President Duterte’s decision to stop rice importation and asked that NFA must not rely on importation for its…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance granting exemptions from payment of real property taxes to properties of the Dagupan Filipino-Chinese Community Association-Panda Volunteer Brigade exclusively used for firefighting activities. The ordinance filed by Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, chair of the committee on laws, ordinances and judiciary, acknowledged that Panda…
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